Resolved questionsWhat are the proper ways of addressing people?

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I have another question. What are the proper ways of addressing people? For example, in English we have Mr., Mrs, Miss, Sir, Madam and so on. Are there such titles in Arabic? Also, how do you address your elder or your boss politely? Is it acceptable to refer to such people using the word 'you'?

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Mr. سيد, Mrs. سيدة, Miss آنسة.When you talk with a man you could say: سيدي or سيد أحمد - without ال in سيدAnd السيد أحمد when you talk about him : السيد أحمد سافر إلى المدينة . or when you call someone among a group of people (e.g. in a waiting room) You: السيد أحمد - Ahmad : نعم The same thing goes for سيدة وآنسة .

For a married women :- ( مدام ) (Mada)for young lady:- (أنسة) (Anesa)For an elder woman that not married ( سيدة ) (Saidah)for a man we mostly use only one titles for elder and younger and it`s (سيد) (Said)